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By Christopher Trela & Catherine Del Casale It was a weekend of glorious gluttony when we attended the Third Annual Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival, held last Saturday and Sunday at the Civic Center. The epicurean adventure included live cooking demonstrations with...

By Keith Curry Civic transparency continues to erode in Newport Beach. First, Team Newport refused to address campaign finance loopholes that allowed two of them to escape the consequences of violating our campaign contribution laws. Incumbents continue to raise funds from those...

For years I have followed Senator John Moorlach as a member of the OC Board of Supervisors and now as state senator. I applaud him for his concerns about wasteful spending but it seems he doesn’t get that as a senator he’s also responsible for all the things needed to have a...

If you came of age in earlier times in our nation’s history, you understand that Donald Trump is merely the latest incarnation of the dark underbelly of our national character: the anti-Semitic, pro-fascist radio rants by Roman Catholic priest Charles Coughlin of the 1930s and...

I had the opportunity to attend this week’s Newport Beach City Council meeting and was surprised to find that there was an item on the consent calendar that would restrict which community groups could get access to City owned community rooms where the rental fees were waived For...

My name is Dr. Ari Grayson and I am running to represent the 37th State Senate District because I know that the challenges California faces require thoughtful solutions. I know that reducing greenhouse gas emissions is good for our environment, our health, our economy – and...

Everyone in the Newport-Mesa School District should be grateful that Corona del Mar High School has a principal with moral integrity and is willing to make the right decision for the students knowing that she will be opposed by some parents. Corona del Mar is one of the best high...

The OASIS Senior Center in Corona del Mar provided the backdrop for the Newport Beach Women’s Democratic Club’s candidates forum for Newport Beach City Council and Newport Mesa Unified School District Board of Trustees on September 15, 2016. The hall was full (estimated attendees...

My Time Magazine arrived with a topic and cover story about something that I have been giving a lot of thought to recently. The story is entitled “Why we’re losing the Internet to the culture of hate.” It was both disturbing and a relief to know that writers, journalist, and...

Most of us like to talk, though the success of our conversations depends on whom we’re talking with and how invested the involved parties are in the subject at hand. Take the remodeling project underway at our house. It’s a project being done by committee: my husband, my son, and...

Bob McCaffrey recently wrote a letter which either is intentionally misleading or shows a remarkable misunderstanding of reality. McCaffrey says our meeting at his house was “a few weeks ago.” It was March 2, Q1 of 2016. We are now in Q3. I happily meet with everyone...

Citizens of every persuasion throughout our fair nation likely agree that it’s been a Whiskey Tango Hotel (WTH, or What The Heck) sort of election year. I’m restraining myself here, as many have called it much worse. In the city of Newport Beach, the practice of politics is...

A few weeks ago, city council candidate Mike Glenn asked to meet with me and get my support for any campaign he might undertake for Newport Beach City Council. We had a cordial meeting. Glenn shared with me his desire to have my support and work with Team Newport to reform city...

The term “fiscal conservative” has become an empty phrase. It’s been gloried though misused by many Republicans for decades, given their support for profligate military spending and the disastrous trickle-down economic theory that has undermined the middle class. Most of us,...

Golfers Billy Mayfair (pictured) and Jay Haas are tied at 64 after Friday’s first round of the Toshiba Classic at Newport Beach Country Club. Larry Mize, Paul Goydos and Michael Allen shot 65. John Daly, who turned 50 in April (making him eligible for the PGA Tour...